Perez joined Red Bull from Racing Point for 2021, becoming Max Verstappen’s fourth team-mate in as many seasons.
The Mexican driver initially struggled to get to grips with the Red Bull RB16B car, which is known for requiring a very aggressive driving style, but he scored his second F1 win in Azerbaijan.
Perez finished the season strongly with podiums in Turkey, the United States and Mexico, and played a critical role in holding up Verstappen’s title rival, Lewis Hamilton, in the Abu Dhabi championship decider.
Reflecting on his first season with Red Bull, Perez explained how the vastly different car philosophy and lack of pre-season test running – cut to just three days in total for all teams last year – made it hard to adjust quickly.
“We have to take it into account, the fact I came to a very different philosophy of car that I’ve been driving all my career,” Perez said.
“So I think in that aspect, it has been a slow adaptation. But yeah, just a very different car,…
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